Practice reading short, significant prose passages. Openings and closings of novels are good to examine. Ask yourself these questions: 1) What is the author's message? 2) How does he/she achieve that message/convey meaning?

Characterization of People and Relationships

Don't forget to pack your HUMANITY when you take your exam! If you are asked to analyze a character or a relationship, ask yourself, "What is this person like? Do I like him/her? Is this a positive relationship? etc."

Characterization Practice

CHARACTER

FUN Practice: Characterize this person. What is he like? How do we know?

​FUN Practice: Characterize this relationship from its BEGINNING to its END. What is it like? How do we know?

AP Practice: 2007 Question 2 - "How does [the author] characterize the relationship between the young man and his father?"

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